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Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” a mesmerizing black-and-white drama inspired by memories of the director’s childhood in Mexico, was named best film of 2018 by the Seattle Film Critics Society. The group, made of 25 local critics working in print, broadcast, podcasting and online (including yours truly), announced winners in 19 categories today.
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Journalist-filmmaker Paula Bernstein took a jab at CNN's film 'Three Identical Strangers' for borrowing its title from her 2007 memoir; meanwhile, rumors of nepotism broke out over at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association after Sandi Tan's 'Shirkers' got its best doc award Dec. 9.
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That number is up slightly from the 341 films that qualified last year.
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Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, “mid90s,” about a 13-year-old skateboarder’s coming of age, and a documentary on influential film critic Pauline Kael are among the works that will screen in the Panorama section of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
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Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark historical comedy “The Favourite” lived up to its title with the London Film Critics’ Circle on Tuesday, nabbing 10 awards nominations from the group – twice as many as its nearest rivals.
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The 12th Iran Society of Film Critics and Writers Awards took place, and the winners were announced.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the most competitive time at the multiplexes. This weekend sees two very different heroes vying for the box office crown with “Aquaman” and “Mary Poppins Returns” both eyeing sizable debuts.
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Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr name their choices for the best films of 2018.
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The Production License Committee issued the production permission for three scripts.
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Songs from Annie Lenox and Tim McGraw also failed to make the cut.
